Window fastener and antirattler



July *10, 1923- f R.. STUART WINDOW FASTENER `AND ANTIRATTLER Filed Aug. 1, y1922 @wir l h i716 @/34 4 IMM. 4. y I l .Patented July 1l); i

ROBERT STUART, or rniiiannrrnrii, frEnNsYLveNrnfx-I y WrNnoW-rns'znivnn Ann Anirrnarrrnn. i

Apiiqnqn fami-Anglet. 1,4922; seriali no. 578,877.1, 'Y

Be it known that I, Roisiiirr 'SrUAiin'a citizen of the United" `States',V residingat Philadelphia, county` of-,Fhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania.fihavefinyented a new and useful Window Fastener and Antirattlen'ot Whichthe following is a specilication.

My "invention comprehends a novel construction and arrangement of a Window fastener which causes the. sash to always," be dra-Wn inwardly toward the wi ndow.fra ine in. order toprevent anyy rattling andjalso to prevent admSs'ion offcold airin v vinter.) Aand wherein means are provided for locking the sash in ordertoliniit the amount'of its opening' ino vement. It further comprehends a no vel windovv fastener .providednitli.aspring `actiiated played. f

roller which bearsagaiiist the `Window raine,

novel guidingnaeansand anovel construe.-

tion and arrangement of` locking mechanisin. Other `novel features .of construction and" advantage '.Will" hereinafter, more4 clearly ap- F or the purpose offi lustrating my invenf tion,i I have shown in,..the. ,accompanying drawings a typical embodiment which. is at present vpreferred by me, ,sincethis embodiment will be found in practice to give satisfactory andreliable results. Itis, however, to bennderstood that. the various instrumentalities of which myy inventionpconsists "can be .variously"arranged and 1organized ,and that my inventionis not limitedfto the precise arrangement and organization vof 4these instrnmentalitiesf as herein shown .and described. if

Figure.. 1 represents, yin 1 perspective, I a Window in conjunctionwith Whichpwindoiv fasteners. embodying .my iiiVeIitOll, 21E@y mi Figure 2 represents la top plan view of my device, the Window being shown insectio'n. Figure 3 represents anend elevation on an enlarged scale of the windovv--astener in position.

Figure 4.- represents a section on line 1 -4.

of Figure 3.

Figure 5 represents,.in side portion of the mechanism.

Figure 6 represents a section on line 6-'6 ofFigure 3, v

elevation, a

Figure 7 represents in front 'elevation and on an enlarged scale the keeper of the loclr ing mechanism. y

Y tening'` devices 2in order to sition withV respect to vthe Windowsash 'toreceive fastening Similar numerals'4 of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, l`1` ;designates inyffinvention, the `:casing being yprovided With base iianges through'vvhich eXtei i'd,ias-

VThe 'casing Vl is preferablyformed Atroni cured Within it preferably bynieans of a 4 driving iitf the. sleeve '14; to vwhich `is connected in any desired manner afcentrally located tube 5 Within Whichis contained l,the spring of o a screw` Sthe shank offyvliich 'freely` slidable through an openingf9 inthecasi'ng 1 aiidis secured at110 toa guide' memberA 11 The guide meinberllha's V'connecte d vvithit a ya series of ,aperturesl 14 knear ing preferably interposed betyveenth roller 16.

The casing-1 has pivoted to itE i i i which oi'rone'sidelsprovided ivithfthe raised portionfQO. k,.'lheloperative. v

ing lever 19 end 2 1 ,of"t he' lever .19 is adapted to'fcontact i' Withias'top vmember 22erz rlfreeper'23 which* .f' l flatter isprovided WithaperturesM adapted .90V

devices 25 by.y ineansof .f f- `Which ythe keeper .is secured in proper' posi- .1.

tion with respectto the' Window., frame. The

keepercQSfis preferably yformed,from,-apiece of sheet metal, having portions, Adeflected 95 v therefrom toforin. the stop' rnember-EZQ'.'v A1 j Theoperation ofkinynogvelvvindmvfas' tener Will no vvbeapparent to those ski-lied inthe artto'vyliiclii thisinvention,avppertainsA *i g Y il :k .1007"v 2*' Oneor'inorevvindow fasteners maygbe ein` ployed for 'each sash.l The roller 16 rides on the janib of the Window frame and owing to the provision of the spring, 6 thesash is resiliently moved inwardly 'i so that at all 10B/jf provided lwhich .will .f

prevent any rattling and which willtforin- Y The roller fastening device l5 is secured -in the lproper H j 4apertnrelfto give the desired result.

times a Working fit is practically an-air tight joint.

6.5' The spring abutsagainstthef inner 70y i i Wallbfthe casing 1 andgagaiistthe head 7 that seen in dotted lines in said figure sot-'hatl the locking end V21"-willbeiinthe path'of a? stop member 22 so that the window cannot n be opened except to a limited extent.' It will be seen that the lockinglever 19 is providerwith a raised portion A2,0"which'will Vprevent the inward movement of the lever 19 beyond the position seenindotted lines in Figure 2 when this rais'edportionengages a stop member 22.

The stop members 22 maybe spacedv ap art any desired distance. My present invention does not interfere with the ordinary or regular lock and provides an additional locking member so that-the window sash yor window sashescan only be opened to a desired limited degree and, if desired, the stop members 22 maybe arrangedl close enough `to gether to prevent any upward or downward movement 'of ,a window sash ,when the locking lever 19 is in locking position.

llt will be apparent that I rhave .devised a vnovel and useful windowfaste'ner which embodies ithe fea-tures of advantage enumerated'as desirable in the statement ofthe invention and theabove description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and Adescribed a preferredembodiment thereof which. will give'in practice satisfactory and reliablel results, it is'k to be understood that this embodimentl is'susceptible' of modifica,- tion in'various particulars without departing from the spirit or' scope of theinvention lor sacriiicing any of its advantages.

VHaving thus ldescribed my invention,l what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A" window fastener and anti-rattler, comprising. a casing adapted to bev secured to the window sash.- a roller adapted to travel on the window jamb, a roller support havingl a plurality of 'guides slidablen in said casing, resilient means to cause said roller tol draw said sash towards said jamb` and a locking "member 'y movably Acarried by said casing. e

"2.wind'ow fastener and anti rattler, comprising a vcasingwadapted to' be secured to a window sash,l a rolleradapted to travel onthe window ralme, a roller support'slidablein said casing, resilient means'to cause the roller to draw said Vs'ashtov'va'rds said frame, a keeper securedtosaid frame and having-stop members; and a locking xmember movably carried by said casing and adapted tocontact with one of said stop members .to `limit the ,lopeni'ngvmovement permitted of the window sash.

l A"wind'owf'fastener and anti-rattler, comprising a kcasing adapted to be secured to a window""sash, a roller adapted to travel on the window frame, a roller. support guided by saidLCaSing, resilient'means to 'cause theroller to draw. said sash towards saidztrame, a keeper secured to said Aframe and havingA astopmember,v and a locking member movably carried 'by said casing and adapted to Contact with said stop member to limit the opening movement permitted of the window vsash, said locking member having aprortion to engage-said stopmember to thereby limit itsmofvement' 'ini one direction. 15Awindow"fastener` and anti-rattler,

ycomprising aV easing, a tubewithin said cas'- ing, `a lfastening*device vhaving its thead 'guided in' said' tube,` a sleeve within said casing, a guide" member having legsI slidable in said easing andhaving ascrew, the head of which is'slidable'in saidr sleeve and the shank of which is connected with said'fasteningdevice,` agspringbetweenthe head of said fastening ,device and said casing, a post secured to'said gi'iide member, a roller carried by saidy post, said casing being adapted to be secured'tovpa'window sash and'said roller. to travelfon' the window jamb whereby said `spring `causes"said"shaft to be moved -inwardlytoward'said jamb, ,and a window locking memberpivoted to-fsaid casing.

5. A window'tt'astener and antir`attler, comprising a casing" having a slot and adapted to be secured to'a window sash, a sleeve withinsaid casing; a tube connected with'said sleeve, a `spring within said sleeve, a guideA member having legsslidable in said slot and 'hav-ingmeans 'against which safid yROBERT STUART. 

